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I have been wearing the Watch 2 for two months and decided to go back to the original Watch for a bit. The interesting difference is the speed. You do not notice the Watch 2 being faster when you switch to it. But you do notice the old Watch being slower when you go back. How so? You are often ahead of the Watch when you handle it.

Other than that, it feels exactly the same. No pressure to upgrade. watchOS 3 is the real upgrade, and that's on the original Watch as well.

One recommendation: buy cheap. The aluminium case is lighter, and lighter is better. Buy the steel body only when you want more bling. If you can't decide between the new Series 1 and Series 2, get the Series 2 even if you pay more. Waterproofing lets you keep it on when near water. I don't need GPS, but if you do, Series 2 is a must. You can leave your iPhone behind during exercise and still get exact tracking.

Series 2 also has better battery life than the original Watch. In normal use I have about 65% charge left after almost 24 hours.

Yesterday was the first time it ever ran out of power. Admitted I started the day @ 4am and didn't get back home until 10pm - and the watch was in full use all day.

The fact is that I long ago removed the battery complication from the screen. I just never needed to think about it. And yesterday will not change that. For me - and I bet others too - it lasts plenty.

Apple was so close to deliver the perfect sports watch for the 99% of us. But Apple just doesn't get it: No proper alerts for runners, no continous HR monitoring for strength training, no export for GPS routes and so on.

I had the Series 1 and sold it again, because without GPS it wasn't useful for sports. I had the Series 2 and sent it back to Apple, because even with GPS it still isn't useful for sports. Probably won't bother with Series 3 when it comes out, because I already ran out of patience with Apple getting simple stuff right.